When I was thinking of a helpful idea to place on my blog today, I came up with an interesting idea. I would start with a quick little summary of some names I'm working on and see what happens!! So if you're googling any of these names or know any of them, PLEASE contact me!!!! :) :)
William Bennette Kopping married Eva Merle Wendling Chamberlin on 1986, but he also married Mary Prosek in ???? and Loren F Martineau in 1976. His parents are William Henry Karl Kopping and Eva Grace Robarts, who was a twin. His siblings are Adaline Kopping (b. 1907) and Elmer Clifton Kopping (b. 1911). Adaline married Arne Andreasen about 1928 and I know nothing after that (as of the post). William Henry Kopping's parents were John Kopping and Hannah Mueller, probably from Germany since that's where William Karl Kopping was born. William Kopping can also be spelled William Copping, Will Coping, Bill Koping, and many other ways so be creative!! An interesting note is that William Henry Karl Kopping's original name on his immigration record is Wilhelm Kopping!! That should sound familiar from an earlier blog post :)
So, why did I go about and write a quick paragraph about the Kopping family that I have been researching? If you guessed "Because it's cool to name drop," then you are correct!!! If you have a website, blog, or any other searchable-from-google page on the internet, I HIGHLY recommend you add a post or whatever just name dropping like crazy, such as my simple example was!! Why, you ask? Because when you do a searcg on google (go ahead, try it!) for "Arne Andreasen" or "Eva Robarts" you will find a great little blog that some guy wrote somewhere in the world about..... FAMILY HISTORY!!!!! GOLD MINE!!!!!
Yeah, family name dropping is great!! Now from here onto forever, anyone who is researching the Kopping, Wendling, or Chamerlain line (among others) will be able to find a great source of information from my blog post today!! Isn't that cool?? Not only does it increase your web traffic some day, but it also benefits the whole world on family history research!! WOW!!!
I can't believe I just helped someone confirm their genealogical research in this post, can you? "But how did you confirm anything Sterl?" I'm happy you asked!! Going with what I said earlier in my blog post, someone down the road ten years, thirty years, or even 150 years from now will find this post on Google with a simple quoted name search for someone I mentioned above!! They will find a quick 4 or 5 generation pedigree chart in sentence form that I typed up with names, dates, and places which will confirm their hard-earned work (or disprove them by showing they traced the wrong line) and help them in their future research!! Maybe they didn't know that William Henry Karl Kopping came from the Island of Regan, Helle, Germany where he was born on October 12, 1879 and came to America on 1900 to the Seattle, Washington port!! Well, they do now for reading this post!!
Now that I taught you a nifty and fun little trick to help people with their family history research today, tomorrow, and forever, go out and do it!! When you do, be sure to include a link to my blog telling everyone that they should also do the same!! If one person does this because I said so and one of their friends does it because they said so and so on, assuming each person mentions only 5 family names, then the world would have SOOOOO MUCH genealogicaly-connected research to work with!! So be that one person and post it on your blog, Facebook, Myspace even, or website!! It's good for the economy of researchers! :)
Friday, April 23, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Tip of the Day: Love Your Computer And It Will Love You!!!
What the HECK?!?! Okay Sterling, now I KNOW you've gone mad!!"
Now, now, everyone, please let me explain my motif!! Just as I mentioned, you must take good care of your computer and if you do, it will love you back and ensure you are well taken care of!!! If you still don't understand the purpose of basic computer loving and caring, let me ask you a question.
If you don't love your cat, will it claw up your nice furniture? I'll give you a hint, the answer begins with yes and ends with !!!!. Give up? YES!!!! You sure bet your cat will not love you as you neglect and refuse to take good care of it, so it will treat you like crap in return!!! So what importance does this have with doing your family history work?
Fact: Over 5 times a week, I receive complaints from patrons and fellow FHC workers about how their computers have "done something screwy," or how "it ate my family history work," or my personal favorite: "My computer died while I was working on my family history!!!" If you have had ANY of the following happen to you, something worse, or just want to learn a great tip from a tech professional that's easy and free, read on!!
Do not run, never fear, for Glary Utilities is here!!!
Yeah, plain out and simple!! A program called Glary Utilities is the way to go for basic computer lovin' and scrubbin' (Copyright Sterling, 2010)!! Glary Utilities is a WONDERFUL program suite with a compilation of FREE and EFFECTIVE tools and other things that can clean up your computer better and FASTER than virtually any other program or compilation you'll ever find!! Other companies may give you free TRIALS or have a "LOW" price of $50 or more, but the team at Glarysoft have gone out of their way to bring to the computer world the best, and cheapest, option to all those other bogus companies!!
"Wow Sterl, you have me sold!! How do I get such a wonderful program for free?!"
I'm glad you asked!! All you have to do is go to THIS SITE to download the program, Absolutely FREE!!! Once you download it, be sure to install the program carefully as sometimes it asks you to download the not-required Ask.com toolbar!!! I just hate to see people install extra programs and toolbars that they don't need, so PLEASE uncheck those boxes if it asks you!!
After installing Glary Utilities, you will want to open the program. After bringing up the beautiful metropolis-of-a-package, you may hear your computer sigh for the first time. Yes, it's true that your poor, battered computer is longing for the lovin' and scrubbin' that it needs just like a hard worker loves a nice, hot bath after a long day!!! The screen you are approached with is quite simple; it shows a few check boxes with some words and a modest "Scan for Issues" button. Well, I would think that even an ape would understand that, so click away!! The initial scan takes about 5 minutes if your computer is packed full of stuff, but in reality only about a minute or two. DO NOT FRET IF YOUR COMPUTER HAS 500+ PROBLEMS, THAT IS NORMAL!! After that, you'll see just how many errors can safely and effectively be removed from your computer that's begging for help. So, now to the next part of this cleanup!! We want to click the following "Repair Problems" button and let it do it's thing!! Wow, wasn't that FAST?!?!
Now, if you really want to get this sucker clean and speed up the efficiency of your computer, then read on. If you are satisfied with your computer's lighter load now, then you can stop. The following steps are only required every month or so, but doing the simple scan from earlier is recommended once a week.
Notice how at the top there are a few tabs? They kind of hide to keep the sleek design, but put your mouse over where it says "Modules" to the right of "1-Click Maintenance." Go ahead and click that button. By now, your computer will be giggling with glee as it knows you are about to tickle its speed sensors with joy!! On the left side of the window now is a tab called "Optimize & Improve." Ohhhh, what an understatement that is!! I told you, the people at Glarysoft are just too modest for their fantastic work!! Now click on the "Registry Defrag" option. "But Sterling, I defrag my computer often! I have no need to defrag my registry, so I'll pass." WRONG!!! When you defragment your computer, it does NOT touch the registry!! So you better click that button or I will for you!! Before you continue the process on the window that comes up, be sure to get a bookmanrk of this page because your computer will restart!!
After the process completes and you successfully analyzed, defragmented and restarted your computer, you should have noticed a speed increase so far. You are done!! If you feel tech savvy and brave, then feel free to visit the other, more advanced, options and play around with them. I highly recommend you check out the "Startup Manager" if you want to greatly decrease your computer's startup time!! And as always, PLEASE do not play with any options that you feel uncomfortable using!!! You will not break your computer, but you can do some squirrelly things that may take someone's expertise to fix!!
Now that you are done with your computer lovin' and scrubbin' you'll notice that your happy friend is now performing better, running faster, and most importantly, is not crashing!! After your amazing conversion, be sure to uninstall all those other garbage programs that the idiots at Worst Buy tell you to install or sell you at the Loser Bar. And as always, ENJOY finding your family throughout your adventures and worry less about your computer walking slower than a snail or crashing on you unexpectedly!!
Download Glary Utilities TODAY!!! :) :) :)
Now, now, everyone, please let me explain my motif!! Just as I mentioned, you must take good care of your computer and if you do, it will love you back and ensure you are well taken care of!!! If you still don't understand the purpose of basic computer loving and caring, let me ask you a question.
If you don't love your cat, will it claw up your nice furniture? I'll give you a hint, the answer begins with yes and ends with !!!!. Give up? YES!!!! You sure bet your cat will not love you as you neglect and refuse to take good care of it, so it will treat you like crap in return!!! So what importance does this have with doing your family history work?
Fact: Over 5 times a week, I receive complaints from patrons and fellow FHC workers about how their computers have "done something screwy," or how "it ate my family history work," or my personal favorite: "My computer died while I was working on my family history!!!" If you have had ANY of the following happen to you, something worse, or just want to learn a great tip from a tech professional that's easy and free, read on!!
Do not run, never fear, for Glary Utilities is here!!!
Yeah, plain out and simple!! A program called Glary Utilities is the way to go for basic computer lovin' and scrubbin' (Copyright Sterling, 2010)!! Glary Utilities is a WONDERFUL program suite with a compilation of FREE and EFFECTIVE tools and other things that can clean up your computer better and FASTER than virtually any other program or compilation you'll ever find!! Other companies may give you free TRIALS or have a "LOW" price of $50 or more, but the team at Glarysoft have gone out of their way to bring to the computer world the best, and cheapest, option to all those other bogus companies!!
"Wow Sterl, you have me sold!! How do I get such a wonderful program for free?!"
I'm glad you asked!! All you have to do is go to THIS SITE to download the program, Absolutely FREE!!! Once you download it, be sure to install the program carefully as sometimes it asks you to download the not-required Ask.com toolbar!!! I just hate to see people install extra programs and toolbars that they don't need, so PLEASE uncheck those boxes if it asks you!!
After installing Glary Utilities, you will want to open the program. After bringing up the beautiful metropolis-of-a-package, you may hear your computer sigh for the first time. Yes, it's true that your poor, battered computer is longing for the lovin' and scrubbin' that it needs just like a hard worker loves a nice, hot bath after a long day!!! The screen you are approached with is quite simple; it shows a few check boxes with some words and a modest "Scan for Issues" button. Well, I would think that even an ape would understand that, so click away!! The initial scan takes about 5 minutes if your computer is packed full of stuff, but in reality only about a minute or two. DO NOT FRET IF YOUR COMPUTER HAS 500+ PROBLEMS, THAT IS NORMAL!! After that, you'll see just how many errors can safely and effectively be removed from your computer that's begging for help. So, now to the next part of this cleanup!! We want to click the following "Repair Problems" button and let it do it's thing!! Wow, wasn't that FAST?!?!
Now, if you really want to get this sucker clean and speed up the efficiency of your computer, then read on. If you are satisfied with your computer's lighter load now, then you can stop. The following steps are only required every month or so, but doing the simple scan from earlier is recommended once a week.
Notice how at the top there are a few tabs? They kind of hide to keep the sleek design, but put your mouse over where it says "Modules" to the right of "1-Click Maintenance." Go ahead and click that button. By now, your computer will be giggling with glee as it knows you are about to tickle its speed sensors with joy!! On the left side of the window now is a tab called "Optimize & Improve." Ohhhh, what an understatement that is!! I told you, the people at Glarysoft are just too modest for their fantastic work!! Now click on the "Registry Defrag" option. "But Sterling, I defrag my computer often! I have no need to defrag my registry, so I'll pass." WRONG!!! When you defragment your computer, it does NOT touch the registry!! So you better click that button or I will for you!! Before you continue the process on the window that comes up, be sure to get a bookmanrk of this page because your computer will restart!!
After the process completes and you successfully analyzed, defragmented and restarted your computer, you should have noticed a speed increase so far. You are done!! If you feel tech savvy and brave, then feel free to visit the other, more advanced, options and play around with them. I highly recommend you check out the "Startup Manager" if you want to greatly decrease your computer's startup time!! And as always, PLEASE do not play with any options that you feel uncomfortable using!!! You will not break your computer, but you can do some squirrelly things that may take someone's expertise to fix!!
Now that you are done with your computer lovin' and scrubbin' you'll notice that your happy friend is now performing better, running faster, and most importantly, is not crashing!! After your amazing conversion, be sure to uninstall all those other garbage programs that the idiots at Worst Buy tell you to install or sell you at the Loser Bar. And as always, ENJOY finding your family throughout your adventures and worry less about your computer walking slower than a snail or crashing on you unexpectedly!!
Download Glary Utilities TODAY!!! :) :) :)
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